Ähtäri, Ähtärin Sankarihautausmaa
- Period
- 1952
- Category
- War cemetery
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 260 graves. Memorial designed by Ilmari Virkkala. Unveiled 24.8.1952.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Sankariristi”
Access and getting there
Osoite: Kirkkotie 3, 63700 Ähtäri. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.
Recorded casualties in the area
- Ähtäri
- 5
The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.
Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945
Archive photographs nearby
Wartime photographs taken near this site.
Photographs: SA-kuva, CC BY 4.0.
Nearby
One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.
- Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkkiÄhtäri · Memorial53 m
- Vuosien 1939-1944 sankarimuistomerkkiÄhtäri · Memorial68 m
- Vakaumuksensa puolesta 1918 henkensä uhranneiden muistomerkkiÄhtäri · Memorial147 m
- Vapaussodan muistomerkkiÄhtäri · Memorial147 m
- Talvisotaan lähdön muistomerkkiÄhtäri · Memorial307 m
- KirkonseutuÄhtäri · Fortification310 m
Sources, licences and accuracy
Location accuracy: Precise location
Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0757_1 (CC BY 4.0)